Meanwhile, Mainland-Norway expanded 0.6 percent but slightly slower than the 0.7 percent growth seen in the third quarter.

Household consumption grew 0.8 percent and government spending by 0.5 percent. At the same time, gross fixed capital formation rebounded 1.6 percent following a 0.9 percent decrease in the third quarter.

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